Good Gear Guide - Stories by Kathryn Edwards RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/author/39978489/kathryn-edwards/articlesen-auThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +1100AFACT v iiNet: ISP draws on TV copyright battlehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/326964/afact_v_iinet_isp_draws_tv_copyright_battle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedInternet service provider (ISP) iiNet continued to draw on a 2002 copyright case between Channel 9 and Channel 10 over segments broadcast on <i>The Panel</i> as part of its case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).Kathryn EdwardsThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/326964/afact_v_iinet_isp_draws_tv_copyright_battle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedNew supercomputer to boost Aussie research (updated)http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/326309/new_supercomputer_boost_aussie_research_updated_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAustralia's newest and most powerful supercomputer, set to rocket into the world's top 40, will be launched in Canberra today.Kathryn EdwardsMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/326309/new_supercomputer_boost_aussie_research_updated_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedMax Walker releases Melbourne Cup iPhone apphttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/323273/max_walker_releases_melbourne_cup_iphone_app/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedCricketing legend Max Walker’s company Maxximiser, has joined the throng of Australian developers aiming to hit it big on the popular iPhone releasing an app for the the race that stops a nation.Kathryn EdwardsThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:55:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/323273/max_walker_releases_melbourne_cup_iphone_app/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedGoogle waves hello to online etiquette and fairy dusthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/322425/google_waves_hello_online_etiquette_fairy_dust/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedGoogle's highly anticipated real-time communication and collaboration tool, Google Wave, will have "crypto fairy dust" sprinkled into its protocol to avoid data being changed mid-stream, according to its product manager.
Kathryn EdwardsFri, 16 Oct 2009 10:48:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/322425/google_waves_hello_online_etiquette_fairy_dust/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedPPC-1 submarine cable switches onhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/321450/ppc-1_submarine_cable_switches/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe PIPE Networks undersea cable system, PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1), stretching from Sydney to Guam, was officially launched today at an event at Sydney’s Australian Technology Park.Kathryn EdwardsThu, 08 Oct 2009 12:32:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/321450/ppc-1_submarine_cable_switches/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAFACT director to take the stand in civil case against iiNethttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/321429/afact_director_take_stand_civil_case_against_iinet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe civil action between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and ISP iiNet continues today, with AFACT’s executive director, Neil Gane, likely to take the stand as the first witness.Kathryn EdwardsThu, 08 Oct 2009 10:48:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/321429/afact_director_take_stand_civil_case_against_iinet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedTrans-Pacific cable gets green lighthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319454/trans-pacific_cable_gets_green_light/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe PIPE Networks undersea cable system, PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1), has successfully undergone tests, through the transmission of IP packets between Australia and the US, ahead of its launch next month.Kathryn EdwardsTue, 22 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/319454/trans-pacific_cable_gets_green_light/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedCalls for Conroy to release Internet censorship trial resultshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/317059/calls_conroy_release_internet_censorship_trial_results/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOpposition spokesperson, Nick Minchin, has bought the Government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme back to the political forefront, criticising the Government over its lack of transparency regarding the trials.Kathryn EdwardsWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:19:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/317059/calls_conroy_release_internet_censorship_trial_results/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAustralia in the grip of an iPhone shortagehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/313828/australia_grip_an_iphone_shortage/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedSupply of Apple’s iPhone 3GS has been exhausted across Australia, with the major telco’s confirming they are out of stock, and Apple admitting it’s unable to make enough iPhone 3GS's to meet demand.
Kathryn EdwardsWed, 05 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/313828/australia_grip_an_iphone_shortage/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedGovt pilots anti-cyber bullying projecthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/313486/govt_pilots_anti-cyber_bullying_project/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedA new pilot project aimed at curbing cyber bullying in Australian schools has been announced by the Federal Government.Kathryn EdwardsMon, 03 Aug 2009 09:04:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/313486/govt_pilots_anti-cyber_bullying_project/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedBasslink open for businesshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/310018/basslink_open_business/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe fibre optic communications cable which connects Tasmania with the Australian mainland has officially gone live today.Kathryn EdwardsMon, 06 Jul 2009 14:17:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/310018/basslink_open_business/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAustralia hits Google swine flu maphttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300812/australia_hits_google_swine_flu_map/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedTwo suspect cases of the swine flu virus - which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States - have been pinned on a map of Queensland on a Google map tracking the global movement of the possible pandemic.Kathryn EdwardsMon, 27 Apr 2009 14:42:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300812/australia_hits_google_swine_flu_map/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedGoogle to boost local businesses with AdWords offerhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300441/google_boost_local_businesses_adwords_offer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedGoogle Australia today announced it will offer a free $75 search marketing campaign to help more than one million Australian small and medium businesses.Kathryn EdwardsThu, 23 Apr 2009 08:21:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300441/google_boost_local_businesses_adwords_offer/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAussie charity bags $6.6 million from Microsofthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300286/aussie_charity_bags_6_6_million_from_microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedMicrosoft Australia today announced its biggest ever software donation in the country, by granting $6.6 million to the charity Vision Australia to help blindness and low vision suffers better access online information.Kathryn EdwardsWed, 22 Apr 2009 12:01:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300286/aussie_charity_bags_6_6_million_from_microsoft/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedCSIRO telescope gets bandwidth boost, turns data stream into torrenthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300089/csiro_telescope_gets_bandwidth_boost_turns_data_stream_into_torrent/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAustralian scientific agency the CSIRO reports that a $12 million upgrade to its radio telescope, which will boost bandwidth from 128 MHz to 2 GHz, is almost completed.Kathryn EdwardsTue, 21 Apr 2009 12:44:00 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/300089/csiro_telescope_gets_bandwidth_boost_turns_data_stream_into_torrent/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeed